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Record March Sales; Low Inventory Continues in 2017

The REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) reported 1803 sales were processed through the RAHB Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System in March. The month’s all-property sales set a new high for the month of March, surpassing the record set just last year by 22.2 per cent.

“This is the sixth month in a row – beginning October of last year – that we’ve seen a new monthly record for sales,” said RAHB CEO George O’Neill. “While there was a good increase in new listings, it doesn’t quite balance the number of sales, so the end-of-month listing inventory is 35 per cent lower than last year at this time – that’s less than a month of inventory.”

“Year to date, residential sales are up by 18.4 per cent and the average sale price by 22.9 percent over the same period last year and listing inventory is 35 per cent less than a year ago,” noted O’Neill. “In this market, where homes are selling quickly and buyers are competing for so few listings, a buyer’s and seller’s best ally is a REALTOR® – a real estate professional who can offer the best advice for navigating the market.”

Seasonally adjusted data for residential properties for the month of March, 2017